“God is concerned about the details of your life.” You’ve heard that many times, but why is it hard to believe?…
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Why God Likes to Scatter
This month I started a one-year Bible reading plan. I’m already behind. I can’t help it. I have questions. Like why does the theme of scattering keep coming up? What’s bad about not scattering? And why should we care about it today?…
What the World Needs Now: Adonai Adoration
This blog is NOT about New Year’s resolutions. But it is about something I’m convinced we should do more….
5 Truths Embedded in the Shepherds’ and Wise Men’s Visits to Jesus
The beauty of the Bible is you can read it repeatedly and still discover new facets of God’s truth you didn’t know before….
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How did the Shepherds and Wise Men Hear God through All the Noise?
We live in a noisy world. People shout loud and long to push their views on others. It wasn’t much different in Jesus’ day….
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Why did God Reveal Christ’s Birth to Shepherds and Wise Men?
Throughout history, God’s prophets had foretold Christ’s coming. But when it happened, God delivered eternity’s most important news to a group of shepherds and some foreigners….
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God’s First Evangelism Outreach was WHEN?
Last week I wrote about what God revealed of Himself to the Egyptians through the ten plagues. There’s more to that story … cool stuff that doesn’t deal with plagues. (I hear that exhale!)…
Thankful for WHAT?
Thanksgiving is in two days. Oddly, talking about thankfulness has prompted me to think about … plagues. (Not COVID. The Egyptian variety.)…
Lessons from Grafting (yeah, that kind, too)
As I started my newest day-job assignment writing about a treatment for graft-versus host disease, I had an epiphany. Call me a geek, but I see spiritual implications in many medical topics I write about. Especially this assignment….
When Life Reaches a Full Stop
This week I should have been out of state at an intensive writing academy. I gave that up to fulfill a work contract, full of insane deadlines. Then, a week ago, I had unexpected surgery. Despite being worried about it its urgency, having a few days off with a legitimate reason to not do any work sounded almost like a vacation. I didn’t realize the extent to which work had depleted me since August….
